Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A 54-year-old man who was held at the Grayson County Jail in Sherman, Texas, died on August 24, 2021, at a hospital where he had been taken on August 15. The sheriff's office had not released his name, pending notification of his next of kin, and the sheriff's office lists the cause and manner of death as pending. The Texas Rangers are investigating, and a Justice of the Peace has ordered an autopsy. The article notes he was a Sherman native and reports that two people held at the jail had recently tested positive for COVID-19.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Grayson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Texas Rangers (outside investigators).